Soil Horizon

SOIL LAYERS ARE CALLED.......

• MATERIALS

• ORGANIC

• HUMUS

• HORIZONS

What is the name of Horizon 1?

• Subsoil 

• Topsoil

• Bedrock 

• Parent Rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which layer is the parent material?

• Horizon O

• Horizon A

• Horizon B

• Horizon C

• Horizon R

Which layer is the subsoil?

• Horizon O

• Horizon A

• Horizon B

• Horizon C

• Horizon R

In which horizon is most of the HUMUS?

• Horizon A

• Horizon B

• Horizon C

• Horizon D or R

The horizon that contains partially weathered rock.

• C Horizon

• A Horizon

• B Horizon

• Bedrock

Which layer is the topsoil?

• Horizon O

• Horizon A

• Horizon B

• Horizon C

• Horizon R

THIS LAYER CONTAINS UNWEATHERED SOLID ROCK AND IS BENEATH ALL OTHER LAYERS......

• HORIZON A

• HORIZON O

• HORIZON R

• HORIZON C

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

THIS HORIZON IS MADE OF DECAYING LEAVES, TWIGS AND ANIMAL REMAINS/WASTES......

• A

• B

• C

• O

What is the name of Horizon 2?

• Subsoil 

• Topsoil

• Bedrock 

• Parent Rock